Master Gardener Virtual Classroom

Online Public Education Classes

Best Management Practices

Basic techniques to start, rejuvenate or troubleshoot any garden – ornamental or vegetable – and keep it thriving.

Topics include:

Cicadas
Composting
Lawn Care

Mosquito Control
Plant Propagation
Pruning

Tick Control
Turf Alternatives

Waterwise Gardening
Weed ID & Management

Techniques for the design, construction and management of landscapes in built environments that conserve storm water, reduce pollution, integrate locally native plants to support wildlife, and reduce or eliminate the uses of fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and fossil fuel inputs.

Topics include:

Audubon at Home
Invasive Plants
Managing Wildlife

Native Plants
Pollinator Gardening

Soil & Water Management
Sustainable Landscaping Basics

Urban Agriculture

Techniques for successfully growing vegetables, herbs and fruit in urban and suburban landscapes – whether backyards, front yards, rooftop gardens, balconies, school yards or community gardens – for you and your family and sharing the harvest largesse with others.

Topics include:

Container Gardening
Edible Landscaping
Foraging
Fruit Trees & Berries

Herb Gardening
Microgreens
Vegetable Gardening: Basics

Vegetable Gardening Design
Vegetable Garden Pest Management
Vegetable Seed Starting

Short Educational Videos from the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden

These videos from the coordinators of the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden are an alternative way of providing some of the educational content and herb-focused activities usually featured at the garden’s in person programming.

Enjoy this growing library of videos!